You may find yourself in the situation where you know your tooth needs root canal treatment, and you do understand that it offers a way of saving your tooth. But you don't really get how it accomplishes this task.

Well, all of that is the topic of this page. It outlines the purpose of having root canal therapy and explains its goals and objectives.

Your body's ability to handle infections inside teeth is different than with other parts of your body. That's because teeth are hard, cavernous objects.

Your body's ability to handle infections inside teeth is different than with other parts of your body. That's because teeth are hard, cavernous objects.

Now, consider the scenario with teeth. Once a tooth's nerve tissue has started to degenerate (die off), and bacteria have taken up residence inside the tooth's nerve space, it's difficult for white blood cells to effectively get at these bacteria to combat them.

Now, consider the scenario with teeth. Once a tooth's nerve tissue has started to degenerate (die off), and bacteria have taken up residence inside the tooth's nerve space, it's difficult for white blood cells to effectively get at these bacteria to combat them.